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  • Understanding The Election Of 2008

    Private Venue

    Understanding The Election Of 2008 If the election of 2008 had been written as a movie script, it could not have been more exciting. We faced the possibility that we would elect the first woman to the presidency, the first … Continue reading

  • First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries When Martha Washington became our first First Lady, she stepped into a roll with no job description and no precedent. She handled the position with grace and polish. however, each of the … Continue reading

  • Eleanor Roosevelt – First Lady of The World

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady Of The World Any discussion of the most influential First Ladies has to start with Eleanor Roosevelt. America had popular First Ladies (Dolley Madison, Frances Cleveland America had First Ladies who worked to help others. … Continue reading

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  • First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries When Martha Washington became our first First Lady, she stepped into a roll with no job description and no precedent. She handled the position with grace and polish. however, each of the … Continue reading

  • First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries

    Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries When Martha Washington became our first First Lady, she stepped into a roll with no job description and no precedent. She handled the position with grace and polish. however, each of the … Continue reading

  • First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries

    Private Venue

    First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries When Martha Washington became our first First Lady, she stepped into a roll with no job description and no precedent. She handled the position with grace and polish. however, each of the … Continue reading

  • Women Who Have Run For President

    Private Venue

    What do Victoria Woodhull, Gracie Allen, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole have in common?  They are among the amazing and fascinating women who have run for President!  We now see the election of a woman as President is not a mater of … Continue reading

  • Women Who Have Run For President

    Algonquin Area Public Library District 2600 Harnish Dr. , lgonquin, IL 60102

    What do Victoria Woodhull, Gracie Allen, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole have in common?  They are among the amazing and fascinating women who have run for President!  We now see the election of a woman as President is not a mater of … Continue reading

  • 1994 – History In Perspective

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    This unique edition of my popular  "History In Perspective" series zeroes in on 1994. Bill Clinton was the President, but a Republican landslide in the 1994 Congressional elections led to the Whitewater investigation and, ultimately, to a vote to impeach … Continue reading

  • America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Private Venue

    Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the role of First Lady was not given so much as a moment's thought by the Founding Fathers. In … Continue reading